Land-Grant College Act of 1862

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:affectedArea	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Morrill_Act_of_1862
gptkbp:amendedBy	gptkb:Morrill_Act_of_1890
gptkbp:category	gptkb:Agricultural_law Education law 1862 in American law
gptkbp:citation	gptkb:12_Stat._503
gptkbp:dateEnacted	July 2, 1862
gptkbp:enactedBy	gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:established	land-grant colleges
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Land-Grant College Act of 1862
gptkbp:impact	expanded access to higher education promoted agricultural and technical education
gptkbp:landGrant	gptkb:U.S._states
gptkbp:purpose	to provide grants of land to states to finance the establishment of colleges specializing in agriculture and the mechanic arts
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Hatch_Act_of_1887 gptkb:Smith-Lever_Act_of_1914
gptkbp:resultedIn	creation of land-grant universities
gptkbp:signedBy	gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkbp:sponsor	gptkb:Justin_Smith_Morrill
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Morrill_Act_of_1862
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5